mëma

Kashubian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mama.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɜma/
• Rhymes: -ɜma
• Syllabification: më‧ma

Noun

mëma f (diminutive mamùla or mamùsza or mamùszka, related adjective mëmin)

1. mom, mother

Declension

Declension of mëma

	singular	plural
nominative	mëma	mëmë
genitive	mëmë	mëmów
dative	mëmie	mëmóm
accusative	mëmã	mëmë
instrumental	mëmą	mëmama
locative	mëmie	mëmach
vocative	mëma	mëmë

Derived terms

nouns

• mamka
• mamòta
• mëmka

 

Related terms

adjectives

• mamczin
• mëmczin

 

verbs

• mamczëc impf

 

Further reading

• Jan Trepczyk (1994) “mama”, in Słownik polsko-kaszubski (in Kashubian), volumes 1–2
• Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “mama”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi‎^[1]
• “mëma”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022